Dalcroze Eurhythmics
EMILE JACQUE DALCROZE
Body as Instrument
 Body functions intertwined
 Natural vs. Analytical
 Move to inform
Three-fold Approach
 Eurhythmics
 Solfege
 Improvisation
Principles
 Skills of perceiving and responding to music
 Develop in inner sense of music; aural and muscular.
Internalize the time, space, and energy relationships
in movement that correspond to those in music
 Sharper communication between ear, eye, body, and
mind
 Develop storehouse of aural and kinesthetic images
that can be translated into symbols and upon recall
be performed at will.
Benefits: Improving Musicality
 Heighten concentration and focus
 Improve coordination and balance
 Enrich hearing
 Sharpen senses
 Freed to experience musical knowledge and feeling
through movement
 Independent musicianship
In Color
 http://archive.teachfind.com/ttv/www.teachers.tv/v
ideos/dalcroze-eurythmics.html
 Lesson plan